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Book of Zephaniah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The superscription of the Book of Zephaniah attributes its authorship to “Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Atom of Judah” (1:1...
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Zephaniah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son ... 1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king...
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Day of Judgment on JudahThe word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of 2 ... Day of Judgment on Judah 1The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of (A)Josiah son of (B...
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Zephaniah 3 Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations 1Woe to her who is (A)rebellious and (B)defiled, The (C)tyrannical city! 2She (D)heeded no voice, She (E)accepted no instruction ;
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The Biblical profile of Zephaniah is available at the Kids Zone. ... "The Lord has hidden," perhaps reflecting the likelihood that Zephaniah was born during the evil days of King Manasseh.
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According to the book itself, Zephaniah is descended from King Hezekiah. He lives and prophesied during the reign of King Josiah, which places his book around 621 B.C.. Zephaniah therefore was a contemporary with Habakkuk.
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Even radical higher critics like Marti acknowledge that no reason exists for doubting that the author of this prophecy is the Sophonias (Zephaniah) mentioned in the title ("Das Dodekapropheton"), Tübingen, 1904, 359). The fact that this Prophet's name is mentioned nowhere else in the Old Testament does not affect...
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Zephaniah holds a special place in the ordering of the Twelve Minor Prophets. He is the last of the pre-exilic group. While he does not offer much that is unique, he definitely upholds and outlines the major themes of those who have prophesied earlier.
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